Boys' name · since 1999
Dreyden
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 592 babies named Dreyden, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,165 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Dreyden is the #3165 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 592 recorded since 1999.
Dreyden has 592 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3165 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #7,126 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,165 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 592 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dreyden ranks #7,126 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,165 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 592 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,126 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,165 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 592
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Dreyden's 592 recorded births place it above 84.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Dreyden compares
592 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Dreyden's all-time total is 60% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Dreyden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 34 | 22,252 |
Dreyden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dreyden's full recorded timeline at 2013, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 45 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dreyden popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Dreyden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (312 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Dreyden's strongest decade.
312 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Dreyden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
176 births
- 2010s
2010s
312 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 312 births (53% of all-time use).
How Dreyden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dreyden's total volume
Dreyden by state
Where Dreyden concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 7 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
7 of 592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Dreyden's data
- Dreyden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (312 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Dreydens (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Dreyden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dreyden draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.